Ash tray



Nov. 15,. 1932.

H. s. WATSON Filed March 25, 19 31 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 HAROLD S.WATSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ASH TRAY Application filed March 25, 1981.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in smokersappliances, and more particularly it pertains to a new and novel ashtray.

In ash trays as generally constructed, means for supporting a lightedcigarette or cigar is provided as the lighted cigarette or cigarcontinues to burn, it overbalances and falls off of the support. In thistype of device, the falling cigarette invariably lands upon the table orother article of furniture upon which the ash tray is supported, andoften does serious damage thereto in the form of burns.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide an ash trayin which a lighted cigarette or cigar may be supported and when the samefalls off of its support, it will be received in a tray and preventedfrom falling upon the support by which the ash tray is carried.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a novelconstruction which is cheap to manufacture, efiicient in operation andornamental in appearance.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordancewith the present invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, l

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan view.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the device comprises a trayA having a bottom wall 10 and angularly disposed side walls 11projecting upwardly therefrom.

The reference character B designates a pedestal and this pedestal iscarried by the bottom wall 10 of the tray and is preferably centrallylocated with respect to the tray and its bottom wall. The pedestal B hasa base portion 12 and a head portion 13 the intermediate portion 14being preferably contracted. The base portion 12 and the head portion 13are preferably of rectangular Serial No. 525,227.

form, and in the present illustration of the invention, the head portion13 is of slightly larger dimension than the base portion 12.

The top wall of the pedestal B is provided with a. plurality ofdiagonally extending grooves or the like 16 which groove forms seats forthe reception of cigarettes, cigars or the like, and this upper face ofthe pedestal B is defined by a beveled or angular wall 18 in which theends of the seats terminate as best illustrated in Figures 1 and 4.

The beveled or angular wall 18 heretofore described plays a veryimportant part in the present device as will be hereinafter pointed out.By reference to Figure 4 in which a lighted cigarette is shown asresting in one of the seats formed by a groove 16 it will be noted thatas soon as the cigarette which is designated D burns sufficiently tocause its outer end to overbalance the remainder, the same will toppleover the beveled or angular wall 18 and will fall immediately to thebottom of the pedestal and within the confines of the side walls of thetray 10. This falling immediately tothe bottom of the pedestal isoccasioned by reason of the angular position or the bevel of the wall 18since in falling, the cigarette will take a sidewise motion rather thanan end over end motion as would be the case if the wall 18 were notbeveled and if the seats formed by the grooves 16 extended at rightangles to the wall 18 or transversely of the upper face of the pedestalB instead of diagonall thereof as illustrated. 8

Thus it Wlll be apparent that the present invention provides a new andnovel smokers appliance in which cigars, cigarettes or the like may beplaced upon a suitable support in burning conditions and that when thesame topples from said support, reception thereof by a tray is assured,thus removing all possibility of doing damage to the support upon whichthe tray may be carried as heretofore pointed out, which is the resultof this action in connection with ash trays and the like as commonlyformed or constructed.

While the present invention has been herein illustrated in a preferredform, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited tothe specific construct-ion herein illustrated, and that it may bepracticed in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and what itis desired to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States, is;

A device of the character described comprising a tray, a pedestalarranged centrally of the tray and upstanding therefrom, a beveled walldefining the edge of the upper face of said pedestal, and a plurality ofseats upon the upper face of the pedestal, each seat consisting of a.groove extending angularly across the upper face of the pedestal andterminating at its ends in said beveled Wall.

In testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

HAROLD S. ATSON.

